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 Child
Art Therapy - "Since 1978, Judith Aron Rubin's Child
Art Therapy has become the classic text for conducting art therapy
with children. Twenty-five years later, the book still stands as
the reference for mental health professionals who incorporate art
into their practice. Now, with the publication of this fully updated
and revised Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, which includes a DVD
that illustrates art therapy techniques in actual therapy settings,
this pioneering guide is available to train, inform, and inspire
a new generation of art therapists and those seeking to introduce
art therapy into their clinical practice.
The text illustrates how to: Set the conditions for creative growth, assess progress, and set goals for therapy Use art in individual, group, and family situations, including parent-child pairings, mothers' groups, and adolescent groups Work with healthy children and those with disabilities Guide parents through art and play Talk about art work and encourage art production Decode nonverbal messages contained in art and the art-making process Use scribbles, drawings, stories, poems, masks, and other methods to facilitate expression Understand why and how art therapy works Along with the useful techniques and activities described, numerous case studies taken from Rubin's years of practice add a vital dimension to the text, exploring how art therapy works in the real world of children's experience. Original artwork from clients and the author illuminate the material throughout. Written by an internationally recognized art therapist, Child Art Therapy, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition is a comprehensive guide for learning about, practicing, and refining child art therapy."
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 Mysteries
of Terra Firma: The Age and Evolution of the Earth - "In
"Mysteries of Terra Firma," James Lawrence Powell tells
an engrossing three-part tale of how we came to understand the ground
on which we walk, and how that ground holds the key to the greatest
secrets of deep space and time. Naming his profound stories Time,
Drift, and Chance, he tells of the three twentieth-century revolutions
in thought that created the amazing science of Earth -- and of all
planets to the edge of the universe.
The riddle that drove the first revolution is obvious and yet in 1904 remained impenetrable: how old is Earth? An encounter between the imperious Lord Kelvin and a New Zealand farm-boy-turned-physicist, Ernest Rutherford, set the stage for the solution and launched a golden century of geology. As a result, scientists learned that if the 4.5 billion years of geologic time were compressed into a single twenty-four-hour period, Homo sapiens would have arrived only in the last second. The geological Revolution of Time reveals how long the ground on which we walk has existed, and how briefly we have trod that ground. In the early twentieth century, German meteorologist and polar explorer Alfred Wegener proposed a counterintuitive, heretical theory: that terra firma is not so firm; instead of being fixed in place, continents drift. In 1926, petroleum geologists convened in New York City to discuss Wegener's radical idea, where it was met with outrage and skepticism: "If we are to believe Wegener's hypothesis we must forget everything which has been learned in the last seventy years and start all over again," one attendee said. Forty years later, a new generation did exactly that. The Revolution of Drift, the second part of Powell's narrative, showedus how the ground on which we walk moves. Throughout geologic time, meteorites have incessantly bombarded everything in the solar system. Far from serene and predictable, the planets are ruled by random violence on an unimaginable scale. Once a mountain-sized meteorite flew through space, struckthe Earth, killed the dinosaurs and two-thirds of all species, and spared the small hamster-sized creature that happened to be our ancestor. The chance of that happening again is essentially zero. So, the final revolution in Powell's history of a golden century of geology is the Revolution of Chance. Simply put, this revolution in thought has transformed our understanding of how lucky we really are. If we can learn so much from considering no more than the rocks beneath our feet, what will we learn when we begin walking on other planets? "Mysteries of Terra Firma" is both charming in its storytelling and staggering in its implications. Discovering the ground on which we stand is a fascinating journey into our past -- and our future."
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 Delights
& Shadows - "Ted Kooser is a master of metaphor,
a poet who deftly connects disparate elements of the world and communicates
with absolute precision. Critics call him a "haiku-like imagist"
and his poems have been compared to Chekov's short stories. In "Delights
and Shadows," Kooser draws inspiration from the overlooked
details of daily life. Quotidian objects like a pegboard, creamed
corn and a forgotten salesman's trophy help reveal the remarkable
in what before was a merely ordinary world.
"Kooser documents the dignities, habits and small griefs of daily life, our hunger for connection, our struggle to find balance."-"Poetry" Ted Kooser is the author of eight collections of poems and a prose memoir. He lives on a small farm in rural Nebraska."
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 Cradle
of Life: The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils - "One
of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life
on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more
than 550 million years. We have long known that fossils of sophisticated
marine life-forms existed at the dawn of the Cambrian Period, but
until recently scientists had found no traces of Precambrian fossils.
The quest to find such traces began in earnest in the mid-1960s
and culminated in one dramatic moment in 1993 when William Schopf
identified fossilized microorganisms three and a half "billion"
years old. This startling find opened up a vast period of time--some
eighty-five percent of Earth's history--to new research and new
ideas about life's beginnings. In this book, William Schopf, a pioneer
of modern paleobiology, tells for the first time the exciting and
fascinating story of the origins and earliest evolution of life
and how that story has been unearthed.
Gracefully blending his personal story of discovery with the basics needed to understand the astonishing science he describes, Schopf has produced an introduction to paleobiology for the interested reader as well as a primer for beginning students in the field. He considers such questions as how did primitive bacteria, pond scum, evolve into the complex life-forms found at the beginning of the Cambrian Period? How do scientists identify ancient microbes and what do these tiny creatures tell us about the environment of the early Earth? (And, in a related chapter, Schopf discusses his role in the controversy that swirls around recent claims of fossils in the famed meteorite from Mars.) Like all great teachers, Schopf teaches the non-specialist enough about his subject along the way that wecan easily follow his descriptions of the geology, biology, and chemistry behind these discoveries. Anyone interested in the intriguing questions of the origins of life on Earth and how those origins have been discovered will find this story the best place to start."
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 Baby
Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk
- "The bestselling parenting guide featured on "Oprah"
and "Dateline" is revised and updated with new signs
For every parent or caregiver who has struggled unsuccessfully to decode baby grunts and grabs, resulting in tearful frustration for both adult andchild, there is Baby Signs. Based on 20 years of research, this one-of-a-kind classic shows you how to encourage your baby's use of nonverbal gestures to enhance communication. Simple hand movements signifyobjects, events, and needs, so your infant can enjoy interactions with youthat otherwise would have been impossible until they could talk. New features of this revised edition include helpful tips on incorporating Baby Signs into the day care setting and more than 50 additional illustrated Baby Signs."
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 Night
Comes to the Cretaceous: Comets, Craters, Controversy, and the Last
Days of the Dinosaurs - "What killed the dinosaurs?
For more than a century, this question has been one of the greatest
unsolved mysteries in science. But, in 1980, Nobel Prize-winning
physicist Luis Alvarez and his son, Walter, proposed a radical answer:
65 million years ago an asteroid or comet as big as Mt. Everest
slammed into the earth, raising a dust cloud vast enough to cause
mass extinction. A revolutionary idea that challenged the ice-age
extinction theory, the asteroid-impact theory was scorned and derided
by the science community. But after years of bitter debate and intense
research, an astonishing discovery was made -- an immense impact
crater in the Yucatan Peninsula that was identified as Ground Zero.
The Alvarezes had their proof.
A dramatic scientific detective story, Night Comes to the Cretaceous is a brilliant example of science at work -- in the trenches, complete With passionate struggles and occasional victories."
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 Shout!:
The Beatles in Their Generation - "UPDATED TO INCLUDE
PAUL McCARTNEY'S KNIGHTING AND THE DEATHS OF JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE
HARRISON
Philip Norman's biography of the Beatles is the definitive work on the world's most influential band -- a beautifully written account of their lives, their music, and their times. Now brought completely up to date, this epic tale charts the rise of four scruffy Liverpool lads from their wild, often comical early days to the astonishing heights of Beatlemania, from the chaos of Apple and the collapse of hippy idealism to the band's acrimonious split. It also describes their struggle to escape the smothering Beatles' legacy and the tragic deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison. Witty, insightful, and moving, "Shout!" is essential reading not just for Beatles fans but for anyone with an interest in pop music."
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 A
Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South
from Slavery to The Great Migration - " This is the
epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following
slavery, transformed themselves into a political people--an embryonic
black nation. As Steven Hahn demonstrates, rural African-Americans
were central political actors in the great events of disunion, emancipation,
and nation-building. At the same time, Hahn asks us to think in
more expansive ways about the nature and boundaries of politics
and political practice.
Emphasizing the importance of kinship, labor, and networks of communication, "A Nation under Our Feet explores the political relations and sensibilities that developed under slavery and shows how they set the stage for grassroots mobilization. Hahn introduces us to local leaders, and shows how political communities were built, defended, and rebuilt. He also identifies the quest for self-governance as an essential goal of black politics across the rural South, from contests for local power during Reconstruction, to emigrationism, biracial electoral alliances, social separatism, and, eventually, migration. Hahn suggests that Garveyism and other popular forms of black nationalism absorbed and elaborated these earlier struggles, thus linking the first generation of migrants to the urban North with those who remained in the South. He offers a new framework--looking out from slavery--to understand twentieth-century forms of black political consciousness as well as emerging battles for civil rights. It is a powerful story, told here for the first time, and one that presents both an inspiring and a troubling perspective on American democracy."
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 Prevention
That Works!: A Guide for Developing School-Based Drug and Violence
Prevention Programs - "There are a wide range of programs
that claim to prevent or reduce drug use and violence on campus
. . . but how good are they? And how effective is the program that's
in place at your school?
Now even educators without evaluation experience or a statistical background can produce accurate and 'fearless' assessments with the help of this invaluable guidebook, including: * Writing goals and objectives What's more, "Prevention That Works!""" contains over thirty separate resources that you can easily adapt and use in your own evaluations, including: * Sample youth participant feedback sheets . . . as well as guidelines, glossaries, and advice on online funding. It's a comprehensive work and an essential part of your school safety program!"
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 Against
the Tide: The Battle for America's Beaches - "AMERICANS
LOVE THEIR BEACHES. But when storms threaten, coastal construction
-- homes and businesses -- takes precedence over the coastal environment.
We rescue buildings, even if it means damaging the beach. As Cornelia
Dean -- Science Editor of the New York Times -- explains, this pattern
is leading to the rapid degradation of our coast. Against the Tide
offers a passionate yet evenhanded account of the crisis facing
America's beaches -- and what we must do to protect them.
Dean begins the story with the deadliest natural disaster ever in the United States, the devastating hurricane that killed 6,000 people in Galveston, Texas, in 1900. Residents constructed a wall to protect their city, not realizing how it would interfere with the natural movement of sand onto and off of their beach. In the end, the wall destroyed the very beach it was meant to protect. The citizens' well-meaning efforts to protect their valuable shorefront property ultimately cost them their beach and destroyed the town's booming resort business. Against the Tide shows how similar tales have been retold in myriad ways all along the coast -- from Hurricane Andrew's assault on Florida and the Gulf Coast to the 1962 northeaster that ravaged one thousand miles of the Atlantic shore; from the beleaguered beaches of New Jersey and North Carolina's rapidly vanishing Outer Banks to the sand-starved coast of southern California. Dean provides dozens of examples of human attempts to tame the ocean -- as well as a wealth of descriptions of the sea's counterattack. With harrowing accounts of natural disasters, lucid explanations of the physics of the beach and coastal ecology, reports of unwise construction, and aclear-eyed elucidation of public policy and conservation issues, this book illustrates in rich detail the conflicting interests, short-term responses, and long-term imperatives that will shape the future of the American coast. Dean's eloquent book offers practical advice for preserving the stretches of pristine American coast that remain and salvaging stretches damaged by unwise development. Readers of Against the Tide will be drawn to see this nation's beaches in new ways."
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 The
Whole Foods Market Cookbook: A Guide to Natural Foods with 350 Recipes
- "Here you'll find recipes for some of Whole Foods Market's
most popular prepared dishes, appearing in print for the first time,
in addition to other new favorites developed just for this book.
In it, author Steve Petusevsky captures the passion for great-tasting
natural foods as well as the straightforward, informative expertise
and quality for which Whole Foods Market is known. You'll find answers
to questions their shoppers ask the most, as well as hundreds of
recipes for dishes ranging from soups, salads, pastas, and grains
to roll-ups, burgers, finger foods, and one-pot meals.
Pantry stocking advice, food and wine pairings, preparation and storage tips, serving ideas, two comprehensive glossaries, and two-color woodblock illustrations lend the book the same pleasant, homey feeling you get from a visit to a Whole Foods Market store. "Whole Foods Market" is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods. Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, the company now operates more than 130 stores in the United States under the names of Whole Foods Market, Bread & Circus "RM," Fresh Fields "RM", and Wellspring "RM." "
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 The
Art of Poetry: How to Read a Poem - "Anyone who has
been asked to read and understand a poem has probably wondered:
What does this really mean? Have I understood this the way I was
supposed to? Did I get it? As the least literal of all of forms
of creative writing, poetry is for many readers also the most cryptic.
Confronted by the mysteries of poetic interpretation, some people
are intrigued, some become addicted, others are left frustrated.
Shira Wolosky's accessibly written book, The Art of Poetry, provides
a road map of the poetic form that will help its readers understand
and enjoy poetry.
The Art of Poetry offers a step-by-step introduction to skills for reading poetry, working progressively from smaller units such as the individual word, the line, and the image to larger ones, such as verse forms, voice and gender, and metrical patterns. These basic skills of poetic analysis are presented in conjunction with a selection of poems that acquaints the reader with the great lyric poets in the English and American tradition. As a whole, The Art of Poetry presents a vision of poetry as dynamic, historical, and culturally engaged."
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 The
Africa Cookbook - " In "The Africa Cookbook,"
culinary historian and cookbook author Jessica B. Harris takes you
on a tour of the Motherland, exploring the extraordinary diversity
of the cuisines of the continent.
"The Africa Cookbook" features more than 200 traditional and contemporary recipes collected from home kitchens across Africa, including the familiar couscous of Morocco, the savory stews of the eastern grasslands, and the curries and chutneys of the Swahili coasts. From the sophisticated cuisine of Senegal to the creolized food of Mauritius and the Seychelles to the Afrikaner barbecues of South Africa, Harris presents the food of the continent and paints unforgettable portraits of the people who shared their culinary heritage with her. Illustrated with archival postcards from the author's collection, "The Africa Cookbook" celebrates countries whose contributions to the way we eat today have been too long ignored. Now home cooks can sample Potatoes with Mint Leaves and Garlic from Algeria or Senegal's classic Theibou Dienn. Spicy fried oysters with peanut sauce from Togo wakes up the palate, while Mango Cream from Cameroon cools the fire. Carrot Sambal from South Africa makes a piquant side dish, while Kedjenou (chicken stewed with tomato, onions, chile, garlic, and ginger) from C&3244; te d'Ivoire makes an intriguing main course. A special section of menus using recipes from the book complete with suggestions for appropriate decor and music, makes it easy to plan a variety of African feasts. Harris also includes a glossary of ingredients and utensils, a selection of mail-order sources, and a list of more good reading on African foods."
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 Ghost
Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,
from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 - "For
nearly the past quarter century, while most Americans were unaware,
Afghanistan has been the playing field for intense covert operations
by U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies -- invisible wars that
sowed the seeds of the September 11 attacks and that provide its
context. From the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of
2001, the CIA, KGB, Pakistan's ISI, and Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence
Department all operated directly and secretly in Afghanistan. They
primed Afghan factions with cash and weapons, secretly trained guerrilla
forces, funded propaganda, and manipulated politics. In the midst
of these struggles bin Laden conceived and then built his global
organization. Comprehensively and for the first time, Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist Steve Coll tells the secret history of the CIA's role
in Afghanistan, including its covert program against Soviet troops
from 1979 to 1989, and examines the rise of the Taliban, the emergence
of bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents
to capture or kill bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998. Based on
extensive firsthand accounts, Ghost Wars is the inside story that
goes well beyond anything previously published on U.S. involvement
in Afghanistan. It chronicles the roles of midlevel CIA officers,
their Afghan allies, and top spy masters such as Bill Casey, Saudi
Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal, and George Tenet. And it describes
heated debates within the American government and the often poisonous,
mistrustful relations between the CIA and foreign intelligence agencies.
Ghost Wars answers the questions so many have asked since the horrors of September 11: To what extent did America's best intelligence analysts grasp the rising threat of Islamist radicalism? Who tried to stop bin Laden and why did they fail?"
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Bridal
Bargains: Secrets to Throwing a Fantastic Wedding on a Realistic
Budget - "Bridal Bargains is the best-selling book
on weddings in the United States, showing thousands of brides,
grooms, and beleaguered families how to have an affordable wedding.
In this newly expanded edition, readers will find current, comprehensive
information on keeping this important event reasonably priced
and fun. Using a simple, informative list format, the book includes
such topics as how to save on bridal gowns and wedding pictures;
three costly myths about wedding catering plus seven delicious
trends in affordable wedding cakes; twelve creative ways to save
money on flowers; how to negotiate the best deal on a ceremony
and reception site; who offers the best buys on elegant invitations;
plus many money-saving tips on wedding videos, entertainment,
and party favors. Detachable checklists with questions for prospective
vendors help keep things organized. This new edition includes
101 new tips to personalize a wedding, how to get married abroad,
reviews of new bride couture, and more."
No
More Secrets for Me: Sexual Abuse Is a Secret No Child Should
Have to Keep - "Fully endorsed by the Masters and
Johnson Institute, "No More Secrets for Me is an invaluable
resource to help parents talk with their children about the sensitive
subject of sexual abuse. This updated edition, with a new foreword
and chapter introductions, will help young people recognize the
warning signs of abuse. The book will also reassure parents that
their children will be prepared to avoid this all-too-real-danger."
Inside
the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account
of Life at Guantanamo - "This is a shocking and
gripping story of an American GI's six months at the Guantanamo
Bay detainee camp where he served as an Arabic translator and
took part in the interrogations of the Muslim prisoners."
Nanofuture:
What's Next for Nanotechnology - "Flying cars, space
travel for everyone, the elimination of poverty and hunger, and
powerful new tools to combat disease, and even aging. These are
some of the amazing predicted developments of nanotechnology,
the coming science of designing and building machines at the molecular
and atomic levels. Will this new scientific revolution be for
better or worse? Some commentators have described utopias; others
have prophesied disaster. Find out the likely reality from an
expert, Dr. J. Storrs Hall, in this absorbing insider's guide
to the near future. Dr. Hall--a leading researcher on the frontiers
of nanotechnology who has designed for NASA--describes nanotechnology
in a very accessible way, so that anyone can understand what it's
about, what it could do, and what it can't do. He puts it into
historical context, explaining how previous technological developments
have affected us, how nanotechnology fits into the historical
trends for technologies ranging from motors to medicine, and how
the continuation of these trends, with nanotechnology as a strong
determining factor, will have a profound impact on the future.
In addition to describing his famous invention utility fog, Hall
explains how nanotechnology will make possible many of the science
fiction dreams of the past. But what hurdles, technological, political,
or social, stand in the way? What dangers will this powerful new
technology pose? How will it impact the environment? The true
dangers are not what you may think, and are far different from
the fears of today's alarmists. In a straightforward, balanced
manner, Dr. Hall analyzes the benefits as well as the potential
risks. Together with its sister science of biotechnology, nanotechnology
has the potential to alter the very human race, change who we
are. Can this possibly be good? No one knows for sure, but the
basis for informed thought can be found in these exciting, stimulating
pages, which will open the doors of the future to you."
Lie
Detectors: A Social History - "The polygraph, most
commonly known as the lie detector, was created and refined by
academics in university settings with support from a few early
police agencies. This work is a history of the machine, from the
experimental work of the late 1800s that led directly to its creation,
through the present. It covers early lie detectors and their inventors
from the 1860s to the early 1920s, their use by the police and
other law enforcement agencies in the 1930s and their use in Cold
War America in the 1940s and 1950s. It then discusses the government's
use of the polygraph in the 1960s, the PSE, a new take on the
old polygraph, and private businesses' reliance on the polygraph
in the 1970s and the government's increasing reluctance to use
it in the 1980s. A chapter on new ideas and uses for the polygraph
in the 1990s and after concludes the book."
Legalizing
Marijuana: Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics
- "This book is a frontal assault on the federal government's
almost century-long campaign against marijuana in all its forms--cultivation,
growing, selling, and recreational and medicinal use. Beginning
with the anti-pot campaign of the first unofficial drug czar,
Harry Anslinger, in the 1930s and continuing with only minor differences
in emphasis through the recent Reagan, Clinton, and two Bush administrations,
federal efforts to stamp out every form of marijuana use involve
ignoring the independent reports of numerous federal commissions;
supporting provably false claims about marijuana's effects; acquiescing
to conservative law enforcement and religious groups' condemnatory
agendas; generating a climate of fear in the electorate in order
to cultivate messianic images for politicians; and ultimately
governing in a way that does a disservice to all involved."
A
New Season: Using Title IX to Reform College Sports -
"This book demonstrates how colleges might retain threatened
varsity programs and expand sports opportunities for women students
if they replaced the current commercial model with one that emphasizes
student participation. This would benefit the college students
who play varsity sports, instead of benefiting the coaches, athletic
directors, or over-generous boosters who dominate many programs."
Keeping
Kids Safe: A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Manual - "this
trusted resource for teachers, parents, and counselors helps to
arm children with safety skills and guides adults in teaching
kids prevention strategies. Includes age-appropriate curricula
and word-for-word scripts."
Human-Built
World: How to Think about Technology and Culture - "To
most people, technology has been reduced to computers, consumer
goods, and military weapons; we speak of "technological progress"
in terms of RAM and CD-ROMs and the flatness of our television
screens. In "Human-Built World, thankfully, Thomas Hughes
restores to technology the conceptual richness and depth it deserves
by chronicling the ideas about technology expressed by influential
Western thinkers who not only understood its multifaceted character
but who also explored its creative potential.
Harriet
Tubman: The Road to Freedom - "Every schoolchild
knows of Harriet Tubman's heroic escape and resistance to slavery.
But few readers are aware that Tubman went on to be a scout, a
spy, and a nurse for the Union Army, because there has never before
been a serious biography for an adult audience of this important
woman. This is that long overdue historical work, written by an
acclaimed historian of the antebellum era and the Civil War. Illiterate
but deeply religious, Tubman left her family in her early 20s
to escape to Philadelphia, then a hotbed of abolitionism. There
she became the first and only woman, fugitive slave, and black
to work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. So successful
was she in spiriting away slaves that the state of Maryland put
a $40,000 bounty on her head. Within a year of starting her work,
fellow slaves and Northerners began referring to Tubman as "Moses"
because of how many people she had freed. With impeccable scholarship
that draws on newly available sources and research into the daily
lives of slaves, HARRIET TUBMAN is an enduring work on one of
the most important figures in American history."
The
New Music Therapist's Handbook - "This completely
updated and revised edition reflects the latest developments in
the field of music therapy. Includes an introduction to the profession,
guidelines for setting up a practice, new clinical applications,
and helpful case studies - a must for students and professionals
alike."
The
Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Unexplained Powers of the
Human Mind - "Most of us know it well--the almost
physical sensation that we are the object of someone's attention.
Is the feeling all in our heads? What about related phenomena,
such as telepathy and premonitions? Are they merely subjective
beliefs? In The Sense of Being Stared At, renowned biologist Rupert
Sheldrake explores the intricacies of the mind and discovers that
our perceptive abilities are stronger than most of us could have
imagined.
Talking
about Death - "Even in this candidly confessional
age, we've been conditioned to avoid discussions of death. Our
youth-worshipping culture does everything to deny death, which
is why, when the end nears, most of us are inadequately prepared
to deal with it.
The
Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our
Faith - "The Transformation of American Religion
represents the first systematic effort in more than fifty years
to bring together a wide body of literature about worship, fellowship,
doctrine, tradition, identity, and sin to examine how Americans
actually live their faith. Emphasizing personal stories, Wolfe
takes readers to religious services across the nation-an Episcopal
congregation in Massachusetts, a Catholic Mass in a suburb of
Detroit, an Orthodox Jewish temple in Boston-to show that the
stereotype of religion as a fire-and-brimstone affair is obsolete.
Gone is the language of sin and damnation, and forgotten are the
clear delineations between denominations; they have been replaced
with a friendly God and a trend towards sampling new creeds and
doctrines. Overall, Wolfe reveals American religion as less radical,
less contentious, and less dangerous than it is generally perceived
to be.
Florida's
Colonial Architectural Heritage - "This first volume
in the eight-part Florida Architectural Heritage Series tells
the story of Florida's buildings -- their planning, construction,
and the lives of those who built them -- from 1565 to 1821, when
the colony was ruled by Spain and England. With 200 photos, 9
maps."
Gulag:
A History - "The Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration
camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners--was
a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire
society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In
this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers
the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins
in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin,
to its collapse in the era of glasnost. Applebaum intimately re-creates
what life was like in the camps and links them to the larger history
of the Soviet Union. Immediately recognized as a landmark and
long-overdue work of scholarship, Gulag is an essential book for
anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century."
Surviving
Manic Depression: A Manual of Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families,
and Providers - "Surviving Manic Depression is the
most comprehensive, up-to-date book on the disorder that affects
more than two million people in the United States alone. Based
on the latest research, it provides detailed coverage of every
aspect of the disorder. All aspects of the disease are addressed:
symptoms, with many direct descriptions from patients themselves,
risk factors, onset and cause, medications (including drugs still
in the testing stage), causes, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation
and how the disease affects children and adolescents. Here too
are discussions of special problems related to manic-depressive
disorder, including alcohol and drug abuse, violent behavior,
medication noncompliance, suicide, sex, AIDS, and confidentiality.
Surviving Manic Depression also includes special features such
as a listing of selected websites, videotapes, and other resources."
The
Moroccan Collection: Traditional Flavors of Northern Africa
- "Hearty and spicy or heady and fragrant, Moroccan food
exudes exotic aromas and full piquant flavors. The vitality of
Moroccan culture underscores the sensual combination of ingredients
in these simple, authentic recipes such as Chicken Tagine with
Almonds and Tuna in Red Pepper and Olive Sauce, along with rice
and couscous recipes and grilled meats and vegetables."
Flagler's
St. Augustine Hotels: The Ponce de Leon, the Alcazar, and the
Casa Monica - "Near the end of the nineteenth century
Standard Oil millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler ventured to St.
Augustine, Florida, America's Oldest City, and transformed it
into an exotic travel destination for the social elite. He raised
magnificent, fanciful Spanish Renaissance hotel palaces on what
had been orange grove and salt marsh. Then he connected his creation
with the outside world by building a modern railroad system. Flagler's
hotels stand as monuments to innovation in architecture and engineering.
They were the first large buildings in the United States constructed
of poured concrete, and they pioneered use of novel amenities
like electric lights, steam heat, and elevators. They are still
a vital part of modern St. Augustine. The Ponce de Leon, Flagler's
preeminent hotel, now houses Flagler College; the Alcazar now
holds the City Hall and the Lightner Museum. Only the Casa Monica
(previously called the Cordova) is presently a hotel."
Buzzed:
The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol
to Ecstasy (2ND ed.) - "THE GROUNDBREAKING ORIGINAL
EDITION of Buzzed sold over 60,000 copies--and now the authors
have revised and updated it to include the most recent discoveries
about drugs. This scientifically accurate and easy-to-read handbook
gives the most balanced, objective information available on the
most often used and abused drugs, from alcohol, caffeine, and
nicotine to heroin, ecstasy, and Special K. In both quick-reference
summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs
enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term
and long-term effects, the kinds of "high" they produce,
and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "just
say no" treatise nor a "how-to" manual, Buzzed
is based on the conviction that people make healthier decisions
when they "just say know"--when they understand in straightforward
language how our complex brains really work and why even small
doses of various substances can have such powerful (and sometimes
life-threatening) effects."
Town
& Country Toasts for Every Occasion - "Town
& Country knows more than anyone about how to raise a glass
in unforgettable style. Whether the event is formal or relaxed,
whether there's a large group listening or a party of one, there's
a saying appropriate to any occasion. Words to celebrate birthdays,
anniversaries, and holidays; salutes to luck and good health,
loving acknowledgments to parents; sweet somethings for an intimate
evening with someone special: all this and more appear in this
astonishingly comprehensive collection of sophisticated quotations.
Discover the how-tos of tasting and say, "cheers!" in
many languages. Sidebars provide classic toasts, and tips for
adding a personalized touch."
Alcoholism
- "This updated and expanded new edition of a classic text
on the world's number one drug problem is written in a clear and
lively style by a world authority on alcoholism. The book is aimed
at those who have alcohol problems and the people who share their
lives. Throughout it examines the social, psychological, and medical
aspects of alcohol problems."
Addiction
is a Choice - "Written for both lay and professional
readers, this book offers new approaches to understanding addiction
and the public policies necessary to successfully battle its detrimental
effects on society. The author explains why current policies are
ineffective and how they fail to cure the "problem."
He argues that they actually encourage addiction by allowing people
to feel blameless for the consequences of their choices."
Rosie
the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II
- "Colman expertly explores the enormous changes in the lives
of women in their own homes and beyond. The strengths of this
book are in the happy combination of abundant primary source material,
a clear narrative style, and effective well-placed photographs.
An important contribution."-- Kirkus Reviews"
Florida's
Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: Volume 2: North Florida
and St. Augustine - "Discover the haunts of northern
Florida in this series dedicated to uncovering the uncanny in
the Sunshine State. Explore abandoned hospitals, ancient springs,
and modern apartment complexes from Ocala to Jacksonville, from
Lake City to Tallahassee. Encounter playful spirits and frightening
specters and learn their tales of lost love, of lives cut tragically
short and souls lingering through eternity. And unearth stories
of darker phenomena that are yet to be explained. . . . Plus,
take an exciting tour through ancient St. Augustine, America's
oldest city?and perhaps its most haunted, too. Meet the ghosts
of Spanish soldiers in a centuries-old fort; watch for the light
of a widow on the roof of a quaint inn; and feel the presence
of Henry Flagler (and his unhappy lovers) in the school that bears
his name."
Choosing
a President: The Electoral College and Beyond - "In
light of the Election 2000 controversy, this important new book
challenges us to evaluate the fairness of the present U.S. Electoral
College system and to consider six legitimate alternatives to
it. A team of 37 top U.S. political experts tackle the fundamental
questions that go to the heart of the current debate: How would
Electoral College reform affect our federal system of government,
national government institutions, and party system? What effect
would reform have on the conduct of campaign organizations during
elections, media coverage of campaigns, citizen participation,
and the distribution of power? On the basis of these deliberations
each political expert indicates the extent to which he or she
supports or opposes the Electoral College system and the various
alternatives to it.FEATURES Discussion of the creation, evolution,
and current workings of the Electoral College gives readers the
relevant background to evaluate its effectiveness today.Discussion
of three reforms and three replacements of the Electoral College
offers readers a solid account of current alternatives.Opinions
from thirty seven contributors indicate levels of support for
and criticism of the various reforms proposed."
Florida
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871-2001 (Expanded)
- "A comprehensive chronological guide to hurricanes, tropical
storms, and near-misses to impact Florida since 1871, this expanded
volume contains the widest possible range of statistics and information
for the 181 tropical cyclones to reach Florida, 72 of them with
hurricane force winds, 78 as tropical storms. Photos. Charts."
Florida
Lighthouses - "This volume for the first time covers
the construction, history, and operations of all thirty of Florida's
lighthouses and its one lightship in a most readable book... and
outstanding self-guided tour guide. William Trotter's beautiful
color painting of each light in its prime will soon make this
book a collector's item."
Homosexuality
& Civilization - "How have major civilizations
of the last two millennia treated people who were attracted to
their own sex? In a narrative tour de force, Louis Crompton chronicles
the lives and achievements of homosexual men and women alongside
a darker history of persecution, as he compares the Christian
West with the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, Arab Spain,
imperial China, and pre-Meiji Japan."
Spirit
of the Harvest: North American Indian Cooking - "A
carefully researched book, Spirit of the Harvest presents 150
authentic recipes from the Chippewa, Sioux, Comanche, Hopi, and
other North American tribes. Navajo Peach Crisp, Ember Roasted
Buffalo, and Iroquois Leaf Bread are among the unusual recipes
offered. A portion of future royalties will be donated to the
Museum of the American Indian. 50 full-color photographs. Full-color
map."
Three
Thousand Years of Chinese Painting - "From Neolithic
painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by
twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being
produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall.
This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international
scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting
over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections,
archives, and archaeological sites in China - including many resources
never before available to Western scholars - as well as on collections
in other countries, the authors present and analyze the very best
examples of Chinese painting: more than 300 of them are reproduced
here in color. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory
for the scholar, the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed
history of China's pictorial art available today."
de
Kooning: An American Master - "The first major biography
of one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Ten
years in the making, this exhaustively researched biography is
a masterful portrait of the abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning,
who arrived in New York as a stowaway from Rotterdam in 1926 and
underwent a long struggle to become a painter. During the Depression
he was a central figure in the bohemian world of downtown New
York, surviving on WPA and commercial work and slowly gathering
the support of established artists and critics. By 1948, with
his successful first show, he took his place as the romantic and
charismatic leader of the New York School just when American art
was beginning to dominate the international scene. Dashingly handsome,
de Kooning had a tumultuous marriage to Elaine Marie Fried, an
acclaimed painter herself. Days were spent painting powerful abstractions
and intense, disturbing pictures of women--and nights were spent
living on the edge, drinking, womanizing, and talking at the Cedar
Bar with such friends as Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, and Frank
O'Hara. In the 1960s, exhausted by the feverish art world, he
retreated to Long Island, where he painted an extraordinary series
of pastorals. In the 1980s, as he slowly declined into Alzheimer's,
he created a late style of haunting, ethereal work. This is an
authoritative and illuminating exploration of the art, life, and
world of Willem de Kooning."
All
Work and No Play...: How Educational Reforms Are Harming Our Preschoolers
- "Educators, neurologists, and psychologists explain how
the high-stakes testing movement, and the race to wire classrooms,
is actually stunting our children's intellects, blocking brain
development and sometimes fueling mental illness. These experts,
including a Pulitzer-Prize nominee, explain why play is not a
luxury, but rather a necessity of learning."
Win-Win
Ecology: How the Earth's Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human
Enterprise - "A professor of ecology and evolutionary
biology at the University of Arizona offers guidelines to achieve
practical improvements to the environment while still allowing
for human progress."
Why
the Electoral College Is Bad for America - " A critique
of arguments in favor of the electoral college and a persuasive
argument for direct election of the president
Securing
Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College - "The
distinguished contributors to this instructive volume -- including
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Michael Barone, and Walter Berns -- show
why it would be folly to abolish the Electoral College by explaining
not only its historical and cultural significance, but also its
contemporary role in instilling a measure of stability and sanity
to our electoral and party systems. This is the definitive volume
for all those interested in the logic, and continuing importance
of this unique American political institution."
Promises
I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage
- "Millie Acevedo bore her first child before the age of
16 and dropped out of high school to care for her newborn. Now
27, she is the unmarried mother of three and is raising her kids
in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. Would she and
her children be better off if she had waited to have them and
had married their father first? Why do so many poor American youth
like Millie continue to have children before they can afford to
take care of them? Over a span of five years, sociologists Kathryn
Edin and Maria Kefalas talked in-depth with 162 low-income single
moms like Millie to learn how they think about marriage and family.
"Promises I Can Keep offers an intimate look at what marriage
and motherhood mean to these women and provides the most extensive
on-the-ground study to date of why they put children before marriage
despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead."
Peace
Is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End - "Deepak
Chopra's passionate new book, "Peace Is the Way, was inspired
by a saying from Mahatma Gandhi: "There is no way to peace.
Peace is the way." In a world where every path to peace has
proved futile, the one strategy that hasn't been tried is the
way of peace itself. "We must not bring one war to an end,
or thirty," Chopra tells us, "but the idea of war itself."
The
Supreme Court - "Fifteen years after he became the
first sitting Chief Justice to write a book about the United States
Supreme Court, William H. Rehnquist has added new chapters and
substantially revised his classic work.
Mario
Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages
- "Perfectly pristine ingredients, combined sensibly and
cooked properly, are the unmistakable hallmarks of the best Italian
food. Chef Mario Batali, known to fans far and wide as "Molto
Mario" from his appearances on television's Food Network
and as chef of New York's much-loved Pó restaurant, has
elevated these simple principles to fine art, creating innovative
new fare that pays tribute to traditional Italian home cooking
in a distinctly modern way. Now, for the first time, more than
200 of his irresistible recipes for fresh pastas, sprightly salads,
grilled dishes, savory ragus, and many others are gathered in
"Simple Italian Food," a celebration of the flavors
and spirit of Italy. Mario draws inspiration for his distinctive
dishes from the two "villages" that have left their
stamps on his cuisine: Borgo Capanne, the tiny hillside village
in Northern Italy where he lived and cooked for several years,
and New York's Greenwich Village, where he has ready access to
bountiful produce and outstanding artisan-made products; his full-flavored,
smartly presented fare combines the best of both worlds. Chapters
covering antipasti, pasta and risotto, fish, meat and poultry,
contorni (side dishes), and cheese and sweets offer classic dishes
such as Baked Lasagne with Asparagus and Pesto and pork loin cooked
in caramelized onions and milk alongside Batali's own enticing
improvisations -- Penne with Spicy Goat Cheese and Hazelnut Pesto
or Tuna Carpaccio with Cucumbers, Sweet Potatoes, and Saffron
Vinaigrette. And because his recipes succeed on the strength of
their ingredients rather than on virtuoso techniques, home cooks
can easily duplicate the clear, clean flavors and livelypresentations
that are Mario's signature. Thirty-two pages of color photographs
showcase Chef Batali's colorful and approachable recipes."
Supernanny:
How to Get the Best from Your Children - "Jo Frost,
a.k.a. SuperNanny, is the answer to every stressed-out parent's
dreams. In Abc's upcoming primetime tv series by the same name,
Jo works miracles on problem children by dispensing hard-won wisdom
and reassuring us that parents really do know best. The SuperNanny
method gives parents the know-how to tackle problem areas such
as mealtime, bath time, bedtime, bedwetting, homework, sibling
rivalry, aggressive behavior, or a child who just won't do what
he or she is told to do. Divided into action-oriented problem
and solution sections, SuperNanny will show parents how to restore
harmony and authority in the home using the SuperNanny's ten basic
rules."
The
Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society
- "Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate?
The mobile phone is used for "real time" coordination
while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom,
and teens "text" to each other day and night. The mobile
phone is more than a simple technical innovation or social fad,
more than just an intrusion on polite society. This book, based
on world-wide research involving tens of thousands of interviews
and contextual observations, looks into the impact of the phone
on our daily lives. The mobile phone has fundamentally affected
our accessibility, safety and security, coordination of social
and business activities, and use of public places. Carnegie
- "One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie
was a ruthless businessman who ma his fortune in the steel industry
and ultimately gave most of it away.
In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in America’ s Gilded Age, exploring the contradictions in the man who rose from lowly bobbin boy to build the largest and most profitable steel company in the world. Krass examines how Carnegie became one of the greatest philanthropists ever known– and earned a notorious reputation that history has yet to fully reconcile with his remarkable accomplishments."
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Anxiety Cure for Kids: A Guide for Parents - " A comforting,
practical guide to helping your child deal with anxiety
Fear, worry, stomach pains, self-doubt– – these are all classic symptoms of anxiety in children and teenagers. Anxiety affects both boys and girls, regardless of age, size, intelligence, or family specifics. And the only way your family can be free of anxiety is to confront it every time it appears. This book will show you how. The bestselling authors of The Anxiety Cure present a reassuring guide to help adults and children understand the way anxiety works. Using characters such as the Dragon and the Wizard, The Anxiety Cure for Kids explains how to overcome the negative impacts of anxiety and turn anxiety into a positive opportunity for the whole family. It outlines specific action steps to regain full control of your anxious child’ s life. You’ ll learn how to communicate effectively with your child, help him or her confront fear, and boost your child’ s feelings of accomplishment and self-esteem. The book also includes helpful advice for anyone who works with anxious children, such as teachers, coaches, therapists, and school nurses. The plentiful exercises and tips reveal how to: * Recognize the symptoms of anxiety in your child Overcoming anxiety in children takes time and persistence– – but it can be done. By making changes little by little, your child can get well and stay well. The lessons in The Anxiety Cure for Kids have helped many children break free from anxiety and, with your family’ s help, your child will too."
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 Beyond
the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism -
" ALCOHOLISM IS A DISEASE. IT'S TIME WE STARTED TREATING IT
LIKE ONE. Science has offered undisputed proof that alcoholism is
a disease rather than a weakness of character, yet millions of alcoholics
continue to suffer due to inappropriate treatment. Now the co-author
of the modern classic Under the Influence has teamed up with prominent
alcoholism policy and treatment experts to examine the reasons why
alcoholism continues to plague our nation in epidemic proportions.
Based on the latest scientific research, Beyond the Influence
clearly explains the neurological nature of the disease and reveals
why some people drink addictively while others do not. Beyond
the Influence also spells out exactly what needs to be done to
treat alcoholism, including: Provocative and eye-opening, compelling and compassionate, Beyond the Influence is not only a message of hope for alcoholics -- it is a blueprint for saving lives."
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Perricone Prescription: A Physician's 28-Day Program for Total Body
and Face Rejuvenation - " We generally believe that
lines and wrinkles are an unavoidable part of the aging process.
According to Nicholas Perricone, M.D., they are actually due to
"inflammation" caused by poor nutrition, pollution, sunlight,
irritating skin care treatments, and stress. In fact, this type
of inflammation is more than just a beauty problem. This inflammation
will damage the cells and organs in the body and also increases
the likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.
The good news is the "Perricone Prescription Program can prevent and even reverse these problems. The program will not only produce visible improvement in the skin, it will improve your body's overall health and appearance. Dr. Perricone has developed his own patented skin care products and recommends other products he believes will help to improve skin tone. By following the Perricone Program of diet, topical creams, vitamins, and exercise, you can dramatically reduce lines and wrinkles and achieve a younger look within three days. You will look and feel better than you ever thought possible. Good health and beautiful skin -- an unbeatable combination."
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Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Second
Edition - "In this classic text, the first full-scale application
of cognitive science to politics, George Lakoff analyzes the unconscious
and rhetorical worldviews of liberals and conservatives, discovering
radically different but remarkably consistent conceptions of morality
on both the left and right. For this new edition, Lakoff adds a
preface and an afterword extending his observations to major ideological
conflicts since the book's original publication, from the impeachment
of Bill Clinton to the 2000 presidential election and its aftermath."
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Classroom of One: How Online Learning Is Changing Our Schools
and Colleges - "This is Gene Maeroff's "report
from the front" on the short history and status of online
learning in the United States and around the world. Maeroff is
a reporter who takes you to the schools from Penn State's World
Campus to the Florida Virtual School to the newly emerging online
learning initiatives in Afghanistan. His journey ultimately provides
a snapshot of the way in which technology is changing the minds
of people with regard to the nature of higher education. He looks
at the method of electronic delivery, the quality of the information
being delivered and quality of interaction it engenders. He looks
at the way learners are adapting to this new technology and how
much responsibility is put on the student's shoulders. Finally,
and maybe tellingly, he looks at the business of online learning."
Rabbit
at Rest - "A haunting novel that completes Updike's
extraordinary tetralogy chronicling four decades of life in America.
In the final novel about ex-basketball player Harry "Rabbit"
Angstrom, the hero has acquired heart trouble, a Florida condo,
and a second grandchild while exploring the bleak terrain of late
middle age and looking for reasons to live."
What
to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed: A Practical, Compassionate,
and Helpful Guide for Caregivers - "What to Do When
Someone You Love is Depressed explains in full and compassionate
detail the essential role of the caregiver, or "strengthened
ally, " and how important you can be in guiding a loved one
through depression. It also teaches you the warning signs of serious
illness, how to distinguish between a real depression and a normal
case of the blues, how to handle seasonal affective disorder or
postpartum depression, how to comfort a depressed person, how
to maintain intimacy and communication, how to deal with the mental-health
community, the most successful forms of treatment, specific things
to say and do that will help, when depression can be dangerous,
and what to do if someone you love threatens suicide."
The
Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon
(with CD) - "Lenny Bruce had the power to provoke laughter
and delight from the repressed society of the early 1960s. But
he also infuriated authorities; his blunt honesty caused him to
be arrested and tried for obscenity in San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Chicago and New York. These trials made history as a challenge
to the First Amendment. This ground-breaking biography, told through
text and an accompanying audio CD, allows readers to listen to,
laugh with and understand the man whose words had the power to
provoke laughter and debate -- as well as shock, outrage and arrests.
The one-hour audio CD brings Lenny Bruce's voice to you, including
his notorious routines and excerpts from the never-before-released
secret tapes of his New York obscenity trial. The Trials of Lenny
Bruce is the authoritative work on his career and free-speech
battles. It paints a vivid, shocking, hilarious portrait of a
man too honest for his time."
Priests:
A Calling in Crisis - "For several years now, the
Roman Catholic Church and the institution of the priesthood itself
have been at the center of a firestorm of controversy. While many
of the criticisms lodged against the recent actions of the Church--and
a small number of its priests--are justified, the majority of
these criticisms are not. Hyperbolic and misleading coverage of
recent scandals has created a public image of American priests
that bears little relation to reality, and Andrew Greeley's Priests
skewers this image with a systematic inside look at American priests
today.
Napoleon
Dynamite - "Jared Hess makes an unforgettable directorial
debut with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, a hilarious, tender, and original
portrait of a truly eccentric character. Napoleon Dynamite (Jon
Heder) is a high-school outcast in every sense of the word. More
interested in playing tetherball by himself and drawing pictures
of his favorite animal, the "liger" (a combination of
a lion and a tiger), Napoleon is ignored by everyone in his tiny
hometown of Preston, Idaho. At home, things aren't much better.
His uber-nerd older brother Kip (Aaron Ruell) and ultra-vain Uncle
Rico (Jon Gries) are too busy with their own obsessions to give
Napoleon the time of day. It isn't until a new student, Pedro
(Efren Ramirez), arrives that Napoleon finds friendship and performs
an act of brave defiance that makes him a true hero. Written by
Hess and his wife Jerusha, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE brilliantly captures
the awkwardness of high school without succumbing to condescension.
Most of this can be attributed to Heder, who steps into Napoleon's
moon boots with a jaw-dropping flawlessness. The rest of the cast
is just as natural, underplaying their roles and letting the comedy
unfold without forcing any of the jokes. Add a hilarious soundtrack
of 1980s hits and you have an instant classic, a crowd-pleasing
riot that has an undeniably universal appeal."
An
Affair to Remember - "In this legendary tearjerker,
the world's most eligible bachelor (Cary Grant) is set to marry
an heiress. But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's
traveling alone on a luxury liner he meets Terry McKay (Deborah
Kerr) and realizes he's engaged to the wrong woman--and she's
engaged to the wrong man. They finally agree to spend six months
apart; if they still love each other at the end of that time,
they will reunite at the top of the Empire State Building. But
the path of true love does not always run smooth, and tragedy
threatens to tear the couple apart. Leo McCarey directed both
the original (LOVE AFFAIR) and this remake, and viewers often
amiably battle over which film is the more touching. This much-loved
film features the Academy Award-nominated title song and a splendid
supporting cast."
Shakespeare
in Love - "In this well-conceived Elizabethan comedy,
writers Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman ask the question: Who was
William Shakespeare's muse? The answer: Viola de Lesseps, a young
noblewoman who dreams of acting on a man's stage. The screenwriters
deliver a cleverly crafted scenario which beautifully illustrates
both the early aspirations of the playwright, and a glimpse into
the culture of Elizabethan theater. Colorful characters, like
the Globe theater owner Henslow (played by Geoffrey Rush), the
lead player in the troupe (Ben Affleck), and the Queen herself
(Judi Dench), give the cast charm, wit, and feasibility. The young
playwright who at the start of the film is experiencing writer's
block bursts forth with a lyrical text inspired by the lovely
and passionate Viola. Ultimately this film is about the making
of a great play, but most importantly it is about the power of
words."
Sideways
- "A divorced school teacher, and failed author, joins up
with his buddy who is about to get married and head to wine country
for a week of male bonding and wine tasting. What starts out as
a whimsical trip to mark the coming milestone in his friend's
life quickly dissolves into philosophical discussions and poignant
debate. By the end of the week, neither man is convinced that
they are on the right track."
Saving
Private Ryan (D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition)
- "Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers,
the story begins with World War II's historic Omaha Beach D-Day
invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous
special mission. Captain John Miller (Hanks) must take his men
behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers
have been killed in combat. Face with impossible odds, the men
question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to
save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each
man searches for his own answer -- the strength to triumph over
an